ticket #000036: 51 unit tests for t3_bound_calculator + doc §11 calibration

Adds tests/test_t3_bound_calculator.py covering:

  - baseline (§11 worked example) bit-for-bit closed-form output
  - B1/B2/B3 isolation + monotonicity in each input
  - SNR_grad = g·‖∇L_max‖/σ_grad formula
  - B3 floor when N_b·σ_grad/‖∇L_max‖ ≤ 1 (adversary can't do
    worse than random shuffle)
  - constant-scaling (C_B1/B2/B3 in [0,1] fold linearly into B_i)
  - input-validation hard checks (gradient_fraction in (0,1],
    positive floats > 0, positive ints, constants in [0,1])
  - recommendation text mode transitions (≤0 / <256 / ≥256 bit)
  - CLI subprocess invocation (argparse + JSON output, error path)
  - exact closed-form B1/B2 formulas across multiple configs
  - sum-of-three closure: I_window ≡ B1 + B2 + B3 (no missing
    term, no double-counting)

51 new tests; pure stdlib + subprocess invocation only. Full
suite now 1720 passed / 45 skipped.

Doc §11 calibration:
The §11 worked-example output table quoted I_window ≈ 622.7,
B1 ≈ 290.0, B3 ≈ 32.7. The closed-form actuals are 625.8716 /
292.4813 / 33.3904 — a ~3-bit total drift from rounding in the
first-cut spec. Updated §11 to match the calculator's actual JSON
output (calculator is the truth; doc was the approximation).
SHA-256 single-window guarantee is broken at W=10000 either way;
the calibration only sharpens the operator-guidance text.
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@ -399,16 +399,19 @@ $ python -m bench.scripts.t3_bound_calculator \
--batches-per-epoch 1024 \
--steps-per-epoch 1024
{
"I_window_bits_upper_bound": 622.7,
"B1_contribution": 290.0,
"I_window_bits_upper_bound": 625.8716,
"B1_contribution": 292.4813,
"B2_contribution": 300.0,
"B3_contribution": 32.7,
"B3_contribution": 33.3904,
"snr_grad": 0.5,
"decisions_in_window": 100,
"epochs_in_window": 10,
"constants": {"C_B1": 1.0, "C_B2": 1.0, "C_B3": 1.0},
"recommendation": "I_window ≈ 622.7 bits/window. To steer
C(M) to a specific 256-bit target, adversary
needs ≥ 2^(256 - 622.7) ≈ {underflow}
windows (i.e., target trivially reachable
within one window)."
"recommendation": "I_window ≈ 625.9 bits/window EXCEEDS the
SHA-256 (256 bit) output size. M2's
single-window guarantee is broken at this W.
Reduce W (or reduce g / R / increase K) until
I_window < 256 bits/window."
}
```

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"""Tests for the T3 per-window covert-channel bound calculator
(`bench/scripts/t3_bound_calculator.py`, ticket #000036 §11).
Validates the closed-form bound from `docs/soft-hash-channel-t3-
bound.md` §6 against:
- mathematical identities (B1 / B2 / B3 isolation, monotonicity in
each input)
- input-validation hard checks
- operator-guidance text mode transitions (≤0 / <256 / ≥256 bits)
- CLI surface (argparse + JSON output, error path)
- the §11 worked-example numbers in the ticket doc
Pure stdlib — same dep profile as the calculator itself.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import json
import math
import subprocess
import sys
import pytest
from bench.scripts.t3_bound_calculator import (
CALCULATOR_VERSION,
t3_bound_bits,
)
# --- baseline (§11 worked example) -----------------------------------
_BASELINE = dict(
gradient_fraction=0.05,
gradient_norm_max=1.0,
gradient_noise_stddev=0.1,
lr_decision_interval=100,
lr_grid_size=8,
window_length=10000,
batches_per_epoch=1024,
steps_per_epoch=1024,
)
def test_baseline_matches_section_11_doc():
"""The §11 worked example baseline. Calculator's actual numbers:
I_window_bits_upper_bound: 625.8716
B1_contribution: 292.4813
B2_contribution: 300.0
B3_contribution: 33.3904
snr_grad: 0.5
Doc §11's quoted 622.7 / 290.0 / 32.7 are first-cut rounded
estimates; calculator's actual closed-form values differ by
~3 bits total due to the doc's 290 vs actual 292.5 in B1 and
32.7 vs actual 33.4 in B3. This test pins the closed-form
truth (the doc text needs a calibration pass; tracked in this
test's docstring as a follow-up).
"""
r = t3_bound_bits(**_BASELINE)
# Total: ⟨B1+B2+B3⟩ ≈ 292.48 + 300.0 + 33.39 = 625.87
assert r["I_window_bits_upper_bound"] == pytest.approx(625.87, abs=0.05)
# B2 is exact: ⌈10000/100⌉ · log₂(8) = 100 · 3 = 300
assert r["B2_contribution"] == pytest.approx(300.0, abs=1e-3)
# B3: epochs = ⌈10000/1024⌉ = 10; per-epoch factor = 1024·0.1/1.0 = 102.4;
# log₂(102.4)/2 ≈ 3.339; total ≈ 33.39 bits.
assert r["B3_contribution"] == pytest.approx(33.39, abs=0.05)
# B1: C_B1 · g · W · log₂(SNR+1) where SNR = 0.05·1.0/0.1 = 0.5
# → log₂(1.5) ≈ 0.585; total ≈ 1.0 · 0.05 · 10000 · 0.585 = 292.48
assert r["B1_contribution"] == pytest.approx(292.48, abs=0.05)
def test_returns_calculator_version_token():
r = t3_bound_bits(**_BASELINE)
assert r["calculator_version"] == CALCULATOR_VERSION
# versioned-default discipline: matches the v1-bottou-refinement token
assert "v1" in CALCULATOR_VERSION
def test_b2_isolated_zero_when_decisions_zero():
"""If lr_decision_interval > window_length, decisions_in_window = 1
(one initial decision); the bound floor is log₂ R, not zero.
Exercises the ceil semantics on small W / large K.
"""
r = t3_bound_bits(**{**_BASELINE, "window_length": 1, "lr_decision_interval": 100})
# ceil(1/100) = 1, so B2 = log₂ 8 = 3.0
assert r["B2_contribution"] == pytest.approx(3.0, abs=1e-6)
def test_snr_grad_formula():
"""SNR_grad = g · ‖∇L_max‖ / σ_grad. Check directly."""
r = t3_bound_bits(**_BASELINE)
expected_snr = 0.05 * 1.0 / 0.1 # 0.5
assert r["snr_grad"] == pytest.approx(expected_snr, abs=1e-6)
# --- monotonicity / bound shape --------------------------------------
def test_monotone_in_window_length():
"""Doubling W roughly doubles each contribution (B1 linear in W,
B2 + B3 grow with ⌈W/K⌉ + ⌈W/E⌉ which scale linearly with W on
aligned periods)."""
base = t3_bound_bits(**_BASELINE)
long_window = t3_bound_bits(**{**_BASELINE, "window_length": 20000})
# Total grows monotonically.
assert long_window["I_window_bits_upper_bound"] > base["I_window_bits_upper_bound"]
# B1 is exactly linear in W, so doubling W doubles B1.
assert long_window["B1_contribution"] == pytest.approx(
2 * base["B1_contribution"], rel=1e-6
)
def test_monotone_in_gradient_fraction():
"""Increasing g raises the bound (more adversarial control)."""
base = t3_bound_bits(**_BASELINE)
high_g = t3_bound_bits(**{**_BASELINE, "gradient_fraction": 0.5})
assert high_g["I_window_bits_upper_bound"] > base["I_window_bits_upper_bound"]
# B2 + B3 do not depend on g, so the increase is in B1 only.
assert high_g["B2_contribution"] == base["B2_contribution"]
assert high_g["B3_contribution"] == base["B3_contribution"]
def test_b3_floor_at_zero_when_factor_below_one():
"""When N_b · σ_grad / ‖∇L_max‖ ≤ 1, log₂ goes ≤ 0; the bound
floors at 0 — adversary can't do worse than random shuffle in
this regime. Verify the floor."""
# σ_grad = 0.001, gradient_norm_max = 100, N_b = 4 → 0.00004 < 1
args = {**_BASELINE, "gradient_noise_stddev": 0.001,
"gradient_norm_max": 100.0, "batches_per_epoch": 4,
"steps_per_epoch": 4}
r = t3_bound_bits(**args)
assert r["B3_contribution"] == pytest.approx(0.0, abs=1e-9)
def test_constant_C_B1_scales_b1():
"""C_B1 · B1 — halving C_B1 halves B1 (calculator rounds output
to 4 dp; tolerate rounding)."""
base = t3_bound_bits(**_BASELINE)
half_c = t3_bound_bits(**_BASELINE, c_b1=0.5)
assert half_c["B1_contribution"] == pytest.approx(
0.5 * base["B1_contribution"], abs=1e-3
)
# B2 / B3 unchanged.
assert half_c["B2_contribution"] == base["B2_contribution"]
assert half_c["B3_contribution"] == base["B3_contribution"]
def test_constants_recorded():
r = t3_bound_bits(**_BASELINE, c_b1=0.4, c_b2=0.3, c_b3=0.2)
assert r["constants"] == {"C_B1": 0.4, "C_B2": 0.3, "C_B3": 0.2}
# --- input validation ------------------------------------------------
@pytest.mark.parametrize("g", [0.0, -0.1, 1.5, 2.0])
def test_invalid_gradient_fraction_rejected(g):
args = {**_BASELINE, "gradient_fraction": g}
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="gradient_fraction"):
t3_bound_bits(**args)
@pytest.mark.parametrize("name,value", [
("gradient_norm_max", 0.0),
("gradient_norm_max", -1.0),
("gradient_noise_stddev", 0.0),
("gradient_noise_stddev", -0.1),
])
def test_invalid_positive_floats_rejected(name, value):
args = {**_BASELINE, name: value}
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=name):
t3_bound_bits(**args)
@pytest.mark.parametrize("name", [
"lr_decision_interval", "lr_grid_size", "window_length",
"batches_per_epoch", "steps_per_epoch",
])
@pytest.mark.parametrize("bad", [0, -1, 1.5, "a"])
def test_invalid_positive_int_rejected(name, bad):
args = {**_BASELINE, name: bad}
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=name):
t3_bound_bits(**args)
@pytest.mark.parametrize("c_name,c_val", [
("c_b1", -0.1), ("c_b1", 1.5),
("c_b2", -0.5), ("c_b2", 2.0),
("c_b3", -1.0), ("c_b3", 1.001),
])
def test_constants_clamped_to_unit_interval(c_name, c_val):
args = {**_BASELINE, c_name: c_val}
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=c_name):
t3_bound_bits(**args)
# --- recommendation text mode transitions ----------------------------
def test_recommendation_total_le_zero():
"""When the bound floors at 0 across all three terms (extreme
benign config), recommendation reads as 'vacuously safe'."""
args = {
**_BASELINE,
"gradient_fraction": 1e-9, # near-zero g → tiny B1
"lr_decision_interval": 1_000_000, # huge K → ⌈W/K⌉ = 1, but log₂ R = log₂ 1 = 0 below
"lr_grid_size": 1, # log₂(1) = 0 → B2 = 0
"gradient_noise_stddev": 0.001,
"gradient_norm_max": 100.0,
"batches_per_epoch": 4,
"steps_per_epoch": 4, # b3_factor = 4·0.001/100 = 4e-5 < 1 → B3 floor
}
r = t3_bound_bits(**args)
assert r["I_window_bits_upper_bound"] >= 0
# B1 is tiny but not exactly 0; total floor regime depends on
# whether the sum reaches positive territory. Assert at least
# B2 + B3 are zero on this config.
assert r["B2_contribution"] == pytest.approx(0.0, abs=1e-9)
assert r["B3_contribution"] == pytest.approx(0.0, abs=1e-9)
def test_recommendation_below_sha256():
"""Baseline (~622 bits) actually exceeds 256 — wrong band for
this test. Use a config that lands in the (0, 256) range."""
args = {**_BASELINE, "window_length": 1000}
r = t3_bound_bits(**args)
assert 0 < r["I_window_bits_upper_bound"] < 256, (
f"window_length=1000 should land in (0, 256); got {r['I_window_bits_upper_bound']}"
)
assert "windows" in r["recommendation"]
assert "256" in r["recommendation"]
def test_recommendation_exceeds_sha256():
"""Baseline (W=10000) → 622 bits > 256 — recommendation should
flag M2's single-window guarantee as broken."""
r = t3_bound_bits(**_BASELINE)
assert r["I_window_bits_upper_bound"] > 256
assert "EXCEEDS" in r["recommendation"]
assert "256" in r["recommendation"]
# --- CLI surface (subprocess invocation) -----------------------------
def test_cli_baseline_runs_clean(tmp_path):
"""Invoke the calculator CLI with §11 worked-example flags;
parse the JSON output; verify the I_window_bits_upper_bound
matches the function call."""
cmd = [
sys.executable, "-m", "bench.scripts.t3_bound_calculator",
"--gradient-fraction", "0.05",
"--gradient-norm-max", "1.0",
"--gradient-noise-stddev", "0.1",
"--lr-decision-interval", "100",
"--lr-grid-size", "8",
"--window-length", "10000",
"--batches-per-epoch", "1024",
"--steps-per-epoch", "1024",
]
out = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True,
cwd="/home/fox/git/arborist")
j = json.loads(out.stdout)
assert j["calculator_version"] == CALCULATOR_VERSION
# Closed-form actual; doc §11's 622.7 is approximate.
assert j["I_window_bits_upper_bound"] == pytest.approx(625.87, abs=0.05)
def test_cli_invalid_input_exits_2():
"""ValueError → exit code 2 + stderr error message."""
cmd = [
sys.executable, "-m", "bench.scripts.t3_bound_calculator",
"--gradient-fraction", "1.5", # invalid
"--gradient-norm-max", "1.0",
"--gradient-noise-stddev", "0.1",
"--lr-decision-interval", "100",
"--lr-grid-size", "8",
"--window-length", "100",
"--batches-per-epoch", "1024",
"--steps-per-epoch", "1024",
]
out = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True,
cwd="/home/fox/git/arborist")
assert out.returncode == 2
assert "gradient_fraction" in out.stderr
# --- closed-form sanity ---------------------------------------------
def test_b2_exact_formula():
"""B2 = C_B2 · ⌈W/K⌉ · log₂(R). Direct closed-form check
against several configurations."""
cases = [
# (W, K, R) → expected ⌈W/K⌉ · log₂ R
(1000, 100, 8, 10 * 3.0),
(1000, 200, 4, 5 * 2.0),
(999, 100, 16, 10 * 4.0), # ceil(999/100)=10
(1, 100, 2, 1 * 1.0),
]
for W, K, R, expected in cases:
r = t3_bound_bits(
**{**_BASELINE, "window_length": W,
"lr_decision_interval": K, "lr_grid_size": R},
)
assert r["B2_contribution"] == pytest.approx(expected, abs=1e-9), (
f"B2 mismatch on (W={W}, K={K}, R={R}): "
f"{r['B2_contribution']} vs expected {expected}"
)
def test_b1_exact_formula():
"""B1 = C_B1 · g · W · log₂(SNR + 1) where SNR = g·‖∇L_max‖/σ_grad.
Hand-compute for one config and check exact agreement."""
g, gnm, sigma, W = 0.1, 2.0, 0.5, 5000
snr = g * gnm / sigma # 0.4
expected = 1.0 * g * W * math.log2(snr + 1)
r = t3_bound_bits(**{
**_BASELINE,
"gradient_fraction": g,
"gradient_norm_max": gnm,
"gradient_noise_stddev": sigma,
"window_length": W,
})
# Output rounded to 4 dp inside the calculator.
assert r["B1_contribution"] == pytest.approx(expected, abs=1e-3)
assert r["snr_grad"] == pytest.approx(snr, abs=1e-3)
# --- integration with §6 framework -----------------------------------
def test_total_equals_sum_of_three_contributions():
"""Closure check: I_window ≡ B1 + B2 + B3 (no missing term, no
double-counting). Multiple inputs to widen the cone."""
for window_length, lr_decision_interval in [
(100, 10),
(5000, 250),
(10000, 100),
(50000, 1000),
]:
args = {**_BASELINE, "window_length": window_length,
"lr_decision_interval": lr_decision_interval}
r = t3_bound_bits(**args)
total = r["B1_contribution"] + r["B2_contribution"] + r["B3_contribution"]
# Allow small rounding (round to 4 dp on each contribution).
assert r["I_window_bits_upper_bound"] == pytest.approx(total, abs=1e-3)